Fiio's E5 headphone amplifier clearly admires Apple's iPod shuffle
By Darren Murph 
posted November 20th 2008 11:19AM
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It clearly admires sucking, too.
that's what she said?
Eh. Not applicable.
Are you an anti-virus?
Well AVG act as a virus lately.
Cupertino's lair: The appcave?
wow $20 small and affordable
quick questions though, what is its storage capacity? does it play all kinds of formats? does it fly?
nothing... its just an amplifier, just makes things loader with less distortion.
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Very appropriate.
Story of my life.
Mine too.
@Lowest Ranked
586 comments since August 27? yeah, I can tell.
p.s. that's more of compliment.
it's really not hard to see how awesome this thing isn't. Pay attention : "150mW @16 ohms" and measuring harmonic distortion at 10mW certainly I'd not impressive.
If you want an awesome, inexpensive headphone amp that can double as an external I/o soundcard (USB) then get the bithead by headroom. Best amp in the price range.
But hey, if you want a "sweet" headphone amp for those "sweet" stock apple buds, this for you.
Your condescension is dripping.
...I like it.
(no homo)
i like to draw smiley faces in the condensation of condescension on the window
Clearly running out of things to talk about here.
I see the markets are down again dear.
Not that HeadRoom's Mobile Line isn't awesome, but the $100~160 price tag isn't really that much 'inexpensive' when you are comparing them to things that are 1/5 of their price. Of course, price/performance ratio is what really important here. In any case, I'll say 'try it before you bash it.'
Does HeadRoom produce in China?
greatings from another head-fier!
Headfi ruined my life :-)
Exactly. And, if it lives up to the hype it's been getting, this should sell very well.
Fiio es muy Feo.
Anyone who used the E3 should look up to the E5, the design might suck but it sure it value for money for an portable amp.
I will get one for sure.
watch another lawsuit
where can you get one?
http://www.mp4nation.net will have them in stock once they become available.
Check this link out for a video review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weh0JodQn_c
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f105/fiio-amps-323979/
Here is a thread on head-fi on the e3, they seem pretty highly regarded for the price so this one might be worth looking at especially since it solves a few of the major problems the e3 had
There's already all kinds of cheap "clip" mp3 players out. I got mine from futureshop for $20...
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10109414&catid=10205
ZOMG!!! I'm never reading this blog again! How dare they say this product copies Apple? How else can you design a small mp3 player without making it look like a rectangle? I'll patent the car so people can't make boxes on 4 wheels anymore!!!!
p.s. I mock those denying blatantly obvious copys of Apple's product.
Well, it isn't an mp3 player, it connects to it and makes music sound better.
I'm not sure I see the point. The idea behind a dedicated headphone amp for portable devices is to make up for the compromises in power circuitry design that mp3 player makers are forced into to achieve their slim size. Large input and reserve capacitors for better power buffering combined with sonically superior components is what allows a portable amp to actually improve upon sound quality (most noticeably in the bass department). Nobody would or should buy one just to make things louder. Most mp3 players get more than loud enough on their own afterall.
who cares if it copies apple. it's obviously made to boost the output (which is my only gripe) of the other wise perfect and indestructible ipod shuffle. if any of you have ever dropped your players while jogging, getting out of your car, or getting up too fast with your ipod dangerously close to the edge of the table you know what i mean. next, magnetic headphones just like the apple macbook charger! do you think apple will sue?
"Not that we haven't seen a headphone amp that's made for one of Apple's DAPs before"
does this mean it's only for ipods or can i plug it into my sansa
nvm i should google more
Cheesy. This is perfect for cheap kids that cant afford a real headphone amp.
Let's all thank Mr. Internet rich man (setsails4fales) for pointing out the cost of this thing. If we're all nice to him maybe he'll buy us all said "real headphone amp." Douche.
This would go great with my cup speakers! I'll take too
I bought the FiiO E3 for $8 and have never regretted it. I have a setup in my truck so that I just plug my Zune in using the headphone jack and i can listen through the stereo. Some podcasts are so quiet that I can't hear them at all on the freeway. Got the E3 and haven't had that problem anymore.